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Get all nested subcategories or data from a table in sql server

Get all nested subcategories or data from a table in sql server Consider the situation- ID      Name                 PID 1       a                         0         2       -a.a                     1 3       --a.a.a                2 4       --a.a.b               2 5       ---a.a.b.a           4 6       ---a.a.b.b           4 7       ----a.a.b.b.a       6 8       -a.b                   1 9       -a.c                   1 10      --a.c.a              9 11      --a.c.b              9 12      b                      0 13      -b.a                 12 14      -b.b                 12 15      --b.b.a             14 and you want to select all the subcategories to n level under any category i.e. if you want that all subcategories under "b" will be selected - Result- 12      b                       0 13      -b.a                  12 14      -b.b                  12 15      --b.b.a              14 or All subcategories under category "a" - result- 1